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>> ohio, florida, north carolina, the battleground states are the most important. ohio seems to be the big clincher, no republican has ever won the presidency without winning ohio, so that's probably the big one. virginia is there as well. >> su and mcginnis and danielle nottingham, i want to thank you for your time tonight. i know you're very busy. >>> right after the break, we head into the district to talk about voter turnout and some of the city council races. plus, why some folks say washington will remain grid locked no matter who wins the presidential election. >>> and for all the latest results, text election 9 to 25543. top top. >> we'll show you temperatures and we'll talk about the nor'easter, what that will mean for our weather tomorrow and tomorrow night. gaithersburg, 41, 43 downtown. we'll come back and talk about when you might need your umbrella. there's a natural resource that exists everywhere on the planet that could improve conditions and help end poverty. yet it's been largely ignored. that resource is women. in many of the world's poorest com
>> ohio, florida, north carolina, the battleground states are the most important. ohio seems to be the big clincher, no republican has ever won the presidency without winning ohio, so that's probably the big one. virginia is there as well. >> su and mcginnis and danielle nottingham, i want to thank you for your time tonight. i know you're very busy. >>> right after the break, we head into the district to talk about voter turnout and some of the city council races. plus, why...
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the race neck-in-neck in florida, where the 29 electoral votes could end up deciding this thing. president obama sat down for an interview with craig patrick from our sister station wtvt in tampa. >> reporter: the president was very reflective. he was focused on his record. couple, this is the last day he will spend as a candidate and he suggested some of his negative campaign ads were out of bounds. we asked him for specifics, which ads he produced across the line. he would not give specifics but this is a heated, charged race because there was so much at stake. we also asked him to size up the integrity of the opponents and look at what the president said. they're looking for honesty and candor, putting visions and differences with the issues aside. do you consider mitt romney to be a man of integrity and if so, when is the last time you saw him show it? >> i will say governor romney is a very talented individual. obviously, he's been very successful in his life, and i think his commitment to his family and his community and his church are powerful. but, what i can say is that
the race neck-in-neck in florida, where the 29 electoral votes could end up deciding this thing. president obama sat down for an interview with craig patrick from our sister station wtvt in tampa. >> reporter: the president was very reflective. he was focused on his record. couple, this is the last day he will spend as a candidate and he suggested some of his negative campaign ads were out of bounds. we asked him for specifics, which ads he produced across the line. he would not give...
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obama wins with 303 over former massachusetts governor mitt romney's 200 electoral votes, this without florida, which is still considered too close to call with 97% of the precincts reporting, although president obama does have a narrow lead. >> the president picked up many battlegrounds states, including virginia, colorado, and the all important ohio. he declared victory to an ecstatic group of supporters in chicago. the president was joined on stage just like four years ago with the first lady and their two daughters. >> shortly before that, governor romney addressed a crowd of disappointed supporters. they both said in their speeches that now that the election is over. it is time for republicans and democrats to work together. >> at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the nation's work, and the citizens have to rise to the occasion. >> you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. in the weeks and coming months, i am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the
obama wins with 303 over former massachusetts governor mitt romney's 200 electoral votes, this without florida, which is still considered too close to call with 97% of the precincts reporting, although president obama does have a narrow lead. >> the president picked up many battlegrounds states, including virginia, colorado, and the all important ohio. he declared victory to an ecstatic group of supporters in chicago. the president was joined on stage just like four years ago with the...
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on this day after, nbc news is still waiting to make an official call for florida. but the president hit 270 electoral votes without it. nbc steve handelsman is live in chicago with how the president got there. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. good evening. so president obama gets four more years. but what else does it mean. how about all the problems up on capitol hill. well, from here in chicago today, president obama telephoned congressional leaders, urging more bipartisan cooperation. hoping yesterday's vote was the kind of jolt needed to get things done. reelected, with more than 300 electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote. president obama headed back to the white house, hoping his victory can break washington's gridlock. putting aside florida, where the votes were still being counted, the president dominated the election map. victory across the battleground states except north carolina. obama backers celebrated his win in swing state virginia. harry reid whose senate majority got bigger, demanded republicans cut deals now on taxes and spending. >>
on this day after, nbc news is still waiting to make an official call for florida. but the president hit 270 electoral votes without it. nbc steve handelsman is live in chicago with how the president got there. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. good evening. so president obama gets four more years. but what else does it mean. how about all the problems up on capitol hill. well, from here in chicago today, president obama telephoned congressional leaders, urging more bipartisan cooperation....
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florida and virginia, florida, miami-dade down south which tends to be a little bit slow in reporting. they're still waiting. and, of course, virginia, the story all night. long lines wrapping up about now and they'll be counting for a while. if the president wins ohio, that may be the clincher. jim and doreen, back to you! >> thank you, wendy. >> no final results from states considered crucial to the success of both presidential campaigns. virginia is one of them. >> steve handelsman has the report. >> reporter: lines of voters waiting to cast ballots. hours after the polls closed in battleground states. this was lee county, florida. prince william county, virginia. >> i've been here three hours. it's worth it. >> reporter: officials said v voting might last until 11:00 p.m. long lines meant results delayed. key states impossible to call. president obama, today -- >> we got to round up some votes. >> called to another swing state, wisconsin. >> tonight, he's the projected winner there and in a cluster of northeastern states. mitt romney went to pittsburgh but pennsylvania tonight is
florida and virginia, florida, miami-dade down south which tends to be a little bit slow in reporting. they're still waiting. and, of course, virginia, the story all night. long lines wrapping up about now and they'll be counting for a while. if the president wins ohio, that may be the clincher. jim and doreen, back to you! >> thank you, wendy. >> no final results from states considered crucial to the success of both presidential campaigns. virginia is one of them. >> steve...
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>>guest: look, last, in 2008 i was in florida, i was in ohio. i was in virginia. i was all overtime country and i have not been asked to do a system thing. >>neil: make they don't like you. >>guest: that is not true. >>neil: has mitt romney asked you? >>guest: no one has. >>neil: i think you are holding back. >>guest: i am not holding back. >>neil: you are, you are, you are. but if he does ask after he hear s this, you would? >>guest: at 6:00 in the evening the day before the election? you and i know tomorrow morning it is just about over as to what anyone can do and even the candidate themselves and i know some of them will be doing things. >>neil: how does virginia look to you, virginia? >>guest: i think tim kaine will carry it. in the presidential race it is a cliffhanger and too close to call were the real clear average is such it could be, and i am reminded of this, they had me with double digit leads when i was running for governor. and i ended up winning with less than .1 percent! so these polls, i know, in virginia are not that reliable. >>neil: you raise
>>guest: look, last, in 2008 i was in florida, i was in ohio. i was in virginia. i was all overtime country and i have not been asked to do a system thing. >>neil: make they don't like you. >>guest: that is not true. >>neil: has mitt romney asked you? >>guest: no one has. >>neil: i think you are holding back. >>guest: i am not holding back. >>neil: you are, you are, you are. but if he does ask after he hear s this, you would? >>guest: at...
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anybody thinks he's going to win florida? so you give romney this, florida. colorado, i think it will be the closest state in the country. >> i agree. >> where does it go? >> romney. >> romney wins. >> really close but romney. >> it might all come down to ohio. >> it may. and virginia we have sitting he here. so this could mean to me as a realistic scenario and i won't make you force these, hiohio, virginia and new hampshire sitting out here. does anybody think ohio is a true tossup? >> i do. >> you do? >> i do. >> i don't 0. i think obama will win. >> i think obama will win it but it's close. >> that's the question. there are democrats who believe it's just not a tossup anymore. >> buttoss-up anymore. >> it's now about, does one of them have some secret in their ground game that we don't know about. >> romney has not been ahead in any of the polls. >> that's why it's a secret. >> stick around. i want to talk about the post election era. who was the last democrat to win more than 400 electoral votes? lbj in '64. 486 electoral votes in that same time span. thr
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then 8:00, florida. then they'll know if they've got the votes to win. live from obama, election night headquarters in chicago. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> a long line of maryland residents who want their voices heard today. some voters at the community center here tell us they've waited more than three hours to cast their ballots. there were some frustrations in the long lines but most of the voters seem to be in good spirits. reports from other precincts said there was a long wait in the morning but the lines seemed to improve as the day wore on. voters in maryland are casting their ballots on several initiatives today including whether to uphold same sex marriage. question 6, as it is known, also permits religious institutions to decide whether they'll perform ceremonies for those couples. if it passes, maryland would be the first state in the country to legalize same sex marriage by voter referendum. maryland voters also weighing in on question 7. it would allow table games at casinos like roulette and poker. the measure would also permit a sixth
then 8:00, florida. then they'll know if they've got the votes to win. live from obama, election night headquarters in chicago. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> a long line of maryland residents who want their voices heard today. some voters at the community center here tell us they've waited more than three hours to cast their ballots. there were some frustrations in the long lines but most of the voters seem to be in good spirits. reports from other precincts said there was a long wait...
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we're talking about florida, ohio and virginia, and we know now that the president nearly sweeping those battleground states enough to make him victorious last night. now, mitt romney, it was a much different mood there in massachusetts at his party. we understand a much more somber mood as well. mitt romney had a gracious concession speech and went on to congratulate the president, saying that he had called him to congratulate him as well. take a listen to both campaigns, as they spoke to supporters. >> i believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love, it doesn't matter whether you're black or white or hispanic or asian or native american or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in america if you're willing to try. >> and i ran for office because i'm concerned about america. this election is over. but our principles endure. >> and the president is expected to be back here in washington later this after
we're talking about florida, ohio and virginia, and we know now that the president nearly sweeping those battleground states enough to make him victorious last night. now, mitt romney, it was a much different mood there in massachusetts at his party. we understand a much more somber mood as well. mitt romney had a gracious concession speech and went on to congratulate the president, saying that he had called him to congratulate him as well. take a listen to both campaigns, as they spoke to...
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florida's 29 electoral votes have not yet been awarded but again, the outcome there will not affect the president's re- election. >>> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. hope you got a little rest. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is finally done. it's finally done. the election is finally -- >> i think that makes everybody feel better. >> now i'm seeing commercials i haven't seen in months. >> we'll get to all the election results in just a minute but first we wanted to talk to you. >> we have a little bit of weather here. not a major deal but any time we are talking about went weather in november, even the threat of a snowflake, people start to losses it a little bit. >> he did. >> not a panic situation. we'll show you what's happening. it is cold. setting the stage here for a little wintertime. 41 right now in washington. 37 at dulles. 38 at bwi marshall. all right. this area of low pressure, this nor'easter we've been talking about for the past week, it feels like a week, ever since sandy finally starting to develop and there you can see some rain showers and som
florida's 29 electoral votes have not yet been awarded but again, the outcome there will not affect the president's re- election. >>> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. hope you got a little rest. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is finally done. it's finally done. the election is finally -- >> i think that makes everybody feel better. >> now i'm seeing commercials i haven't seen in months. >> we'll get to all the election results in just a...
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florida may end up in a recount. ohio with the provisional ballots, and romney doing well in wisconsin, doing well in colorado. that might be enough if romney can win both florida and ohio, i think he can win the race, if he loses either one, i don't think there's a chance. >> i think that's right. those three were always the key states. >> the auto bailout, frankly, may have been the best money obama ever spent. i don't like the policy, brendan does, but it may be the difference in this election. >> it's good policy. >> i don't think i've ever heard you guys agree on two things back-to-back. >> george allen, you know there's some guys some candidates who had been governors and lawyers and come back. tommy thompson, wisconsin, bob allen, in each case, the voters rejected them. >> brian, back over to you. >> a lot of people aren't watching these election results alone. many are hanging out at the local bars or watering holes in their own neighborhood. public bar d.c. scott, what's the word there. >> reporter: a good c
florida may end up in a recount. ohio with the provisional ballots, and romney doing well in wisconsin, doing well in colorado. that might be enough if romney can win both florida and ohio, i think he can win the race, if he loses either one, i don't think there's a chance. >> i think that's right. those three were always the key states. >> the auto bailout, frankly, may have been the best money obama ever spent. i don't like the policy, brendan does, but it may be the difference in...
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. >> i'm a florida girl. >>> big weekend, though, in sports coming up especially for area teams. for maryland fans it's a phrase they waited to hear for months. basketball season is here, folks. county terps keep up with the defending champs -- can the terps keep up with the defending champs in season opener. >> and a local bocker hits the gym as he prepares to maintain his heavyweight title next in sports. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> it may be an exhibition game, but friday's college basketball match-up between maryland and kentucky at the barclays center in brooklyn could give us some great insight into the upcoming season. can the defending champs repeat with five fresh new starters? do the terps have the talent to live up to the season's high expectations? the acc is expected to be more wide open with duke and north carolina turning in extremely young rosters. a winfrey against the defending champs could be a -- a win friday against the defending champs could be a boost in confidence to carry the terps far this season. >> everyone was excited, first game of the s
. >> i'm a florida girl. >>> big weekend, though, in sports coming up especially for area teams. for maryland fans it's a phrase they waited to hear for months. basketball season is here, folks. county terps keep up with the defending champs -- can the terps keep up with the defending champs in season opener. >> and a local bocker hits the gym as he prepares to maintain his heavyweight title next in sports. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> it may be...
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. >> hi, we are still waiting for florida. but the president 1. now that we know who will be president -- but the president won. now that we know who will be president -- more on congress and the issue of sequestration. we have much more on the day after the election. i know you can hardly wait. >> we have another week for florida to get its act together. >> that is my home state. take it easy. >> katie couric explores a new topic. >> as she talks to a player to walk away from an nba career to deal with his history of sexual abuse. >> that is tomorrow at 4:00 right here on abc7. >> and in the northeast, they will let you do with the nor'easter. they are already dealing with it aren't they, doug? >> yes. fortunately is not nearly as severe as sandy. looking live now at downtown new york, breezy and julie. 33 downtown right now. there will be more accumulation. not a major snowstorm. that is the last thing they need. you can see on the radar -- the white areas indicate the areas of most likely snow. deep purple areas are going to be sleet, back and
. >> hi, we are still waiting for florida. but the president 1. now that we know who will be president -- but the president won. now that we know who will be president -- more on congress and the issue of sequestration. we have much more on the day after the election. i know you can hardly wait. >> we have another week for florida to get its act together. >> that is my home state. take it easy. >> katie couric explores a new topic. >> as she talks to a player to...
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we'll see about florida. nate was, of course, pilloried, pilloried on the right and by right-leaning beltway media types, including politico.com, for having the audacity to print what his poll averages told him was about to happen. but nate was right, the polls were right, even without florida being decided, we now know that president obama won in pretty much exactly the way the state-by-state polls said he was going to win. he won with more than 300 electoral votes. it was not magic, it was just math. math that was completely invisible to the political right. >> i believe the minimum result will be 53-47 romney, over 300 electoral votes, and the republicans will pick up the senate. i base that on just years and years of experience. >> the wild card and what i've projected, i'm projecting minnesota to go for romney. >> karl, i'm with you. i think you're more optimistic. i've got this romney three poisons. >> i think ohio is going to be a squeaker, maybe an 80, 100, 110,000 vote margin, but i think the republi
we'll see about florida. nate was, of course, pilloried, pilloried on the right and by right-leaning beltway media types, including politico.com, for having the audacity to print what his poll averages told him was about to happen. but nate was right, the polls were right, even without florida being decided, we now know that president obama won in pretty much exactly the way the state-by-state polls said he was going to win. he won with more than 300 electoral votes. it was not magic, it was...
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mitt romney will be in virginia after rallies yesterday in florida balancing his push for early voters with a call for storm relief. >> please make sure that you go out and vote early. if you have a dollar extra, sent it to the red cross for our friends that are in harm's way. i love you. i appreciate it and together, we're going to win. >> reporter: later this week, the romney team starts a campaign splits they call the romney-ryan real recovery road rally. both campaigns still battling for the under voters that are generally favoring romney but the numbers have tightened. with the economy playing such a large role in this election, this question may be crucial. do you approve of the president's handling of the economy? 52% say they disapprove. that with new unemployment numbers due out tomorrow. >>> in washington, doug luzader, fox news. ox new s. >>> and we are staying on top of the big u.s. senate race in virginia. last week, republican candidate george allen joined us for an extended interview. >> today, it is democrat tim kaine's turn. he will join us live in studio at 7:30 this
mitt romney will be in virginia after rallies yesterday in florida balancing his push for early voters with a call for storm relief. >> please make sure that you go out and vote early. if you have a dollar extra, sent it to the red cross for our friends that are in harm's way. i love you. i appreciate it and together, we're going to win. >> reporter: later this week, the romney team starts a campaign splits they call the romney-ryan real recovery road rally. both campaigns still...
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the country will closely watch developments in florida tonight. the latest polling shows immediate florida may end up being the closest election in the country. the polling group conducted four polls over the past three weeks and two of the mitt romney held a one-point lead. the other two, president obama has a one-point advantage. doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out there, aren't they? >> they have been become familiar faces the last few months and the owe-by-four corridor from tampa -- i-4 corridor from tampa to miami beach, that is critical. miami-dade to the north, tallahassee, republican, that is why the focus is in our area. >> before the poems open at 7:00 -- the polls open at 7:00 this morning, the presidential battle was only half hover with early voting, right? >> reporter: you're right. 4.5million people cast votes early. that is either absentee ballots or early voting. early voting here in this state ran from saturday, 7:0
the country will closely watch developments in florida tonight. the latest polling shows immediate florida may end up being the closest election in the country. the polling group conducted four polls over the past three weeks and two of the mitt romney held a one-point lead. the other two, president obama has a one-point advantage. doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out...
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the wife florida's governor, charlie crist, received one of those calls. after realizing the error, new calls went out today clarifying that today is in fact election day. >>>onight we're hearing from the man who says he was attacked by a candidate for d.c.'s advisory neighborhood commission. police arrested grace daughtridge. police say she attacked a man after he appeared to be tampering with one of her signs. he said he knows her. he said he was trying on bring her a sign that had fallen over. >> i used to play football. she did a textbook open field tackle on me. she knock me to the ground and then started with the homophobic slurs. >> she thought you were tampering with her signs but you just picked it up to take it to her? >> yeah. i knew she and her husband would be here at the polling area. >> reporter: a precinct captain called police. she was arrested today by first district police officers. >>> coming up tonight, determined voters heading to the polls after surviving hurricane sandy. >> we may not get hit hard by the next coastal storm but new y
the wife florida's governor, charlie crist, received one of those calls. after realizing the error, new calls went out today clarifying that today is in fact election day. >>>onight we're hearing from the man who says he was attacked by a candidate for d.c.'s advisory neighborhood commission. police arrested grace daughtridge. police say she attacked a man after he appeared to be tampering with one of her signs. he said he knows her. he said he was trying on bring her a sign that had...
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in virginia early voting was delayed, and in florida voters waited in long lines, as long as four hours in the sun. now we're back here at the election wall. in 30 minutes we're going to go inside the dream act, what maryland voters need to know as they head to the polls today. andrea and mike, back to you. >> thank you, jessica. >>> in virginia the polls are now open and they'll be open until 7:00 p.m. in maryland and the district the polls will open at 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. you can learn more about all the local candidates and ballot questions at wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. and be sure to join us tonight for complete coverage of all the races. >>> coming up will the hispanic vote surprise america on election day? heavily courted by both presidential candidates. when we return, we'll take a look at how the latino vote has become a core of the u.s. election scene. >>> howard here with your weather first and a cold but dry election day. we start with maybe just a couple of cloud here and there, but overall a sunny day. we'll have temperatures in the middle 40s at lunchtime, st
in virginia early voting was delayed, and in florida voters waited in long lines, as long as four hours in the sun. now we're back here at the election wall. in 30 minutes we're going to go inside the dream act, what maryland voters need to know as they head to the polls today. andrea and mike, back to you. >> thank you, jessica. >>> in virginia the polls are now open and they'll be open until 7:00 p.m. in maryland and the district the polls will open at 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m....
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the most important things are the ones we just don't know yet we're talking about florida we're talking about virginia we're talking about ohio some of these states virginia being one of them the polls were supposed to close at seven pm and people were just in such long long lines that i'm not sure if there's still voting now but up until about twenty minutes ago there were still people voting in the state of virginia so most likely it's going to be quite a while before we hear some of those and i think it's fascinating that mitt romney has lost all four states where he has mansions in california and michigan he grew up in a mansion in michigan massachusetts new hampshire and paul ryan his running mate wisconsin they've lost that and as we did talk about in the last hour scott walker who launched a successful recall election there in wisconsin and yet the state this time around went to obama so certainly some interesting. trends that we're seeing there but as we do wait on more results to come in i want to talk more about voting we've seen over the course of the last few years numerous
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florida is the only state that has not been called at this point. >> the race there in florida extremely close at this hour. 97%, almost 100% of the precincts have reported in florida, but the difference is so small compared to what we have seen through the night in other states. they're still waiting to get something more definitive from the secretary of state of florida before nbc news is ready to make a call on that race. >> and virginia a very important battleground state, also called early this morning with very differing counties, as we saw. northern virginia played a big role in parts of the area around richmond and hampton road made a difference for president obama. >> prince william county and loudoun county were the two sort of swing counties as people described it going into this race. they both pretty significantly went for president obama. so a lot of analysis we're going to see today of how the win happened and for mitt romney how the loss happened. you can expect that as we roll through the morning and on into the "today" show. >>> it is 5:57 right now. ahead at 6:00 this
florida is the only state that has not been called at this point. >> the race there in florida extremely close at this hour. 97%, almost 100% of the precincts have reported in florida, but the difference is so small compared to what we have seen through the night in other states. they're still waiting to get something more definitive from the secretary of state of florida before nbc news is ready to make a call on that race. >> and virginia a very important battleground state, also...
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florida, you cannot in florida watch television without being inundated with ads. more than 1 million times these ads have run. tallahassee, no commercial break free of lots of ads. and now let's go up here to ohio. this has been a really important battleground. you keep hearing no one's photog get to the white house without getting to ohio all roads to 1600 pennsylvania avenue lead to ohio. what romney's ad saturation looks like in the state. obama's. people in ohio have been hearing nothing but election for the past year. brooke? >> overit, over it over it. christine romans thank you very inch. thousands of people suffering from the impact of superstorm sandy. look at these pictures. very much so in harm's way again. next deborah feyerick shows us how the weather worry could impact voter turnout. [ woman ] are you there yet? yeah, i'm walking in right now. chilean granite... chilean granite... so, how's it in person? i should send you a picture. floor to ceiling bookshelves... floor to ceiling bookshelves... original windows... original windows... and this... is
florida, you cannot in florida watch television without being inundated with ads. more than 1 million times these ads have run. tallahassee, no commercial break free of lots of ads. and now let's go up here to ohio. this has been a really important battleground. you keep hearing no one's photog get to the white house without getting to ohio all roads to 1600 pennsylvania avenue lead to ohio. what romney's ad saturation looks like in the state. obama's. people in ohio have been hearing nothing...
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and he wins iowa, and he wins pennsylvania, and mitt romney then wins colorado, new hampshire, and florida, that leaves three toss-ups. that's wisconsin, ohio, and virginia. if the candidates split ohio and wisconsin, that leaves virginia. and that could be the key to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win. and the final nbc news/wall street journal poll has the candidates in a statistical dead heat in that race. >>> apparently, today's election will not be the big talk around the water cooler today in our office. really nice job, eun. >> are you laughing at me? >> no. that was well done. about two-thirds of american workers say they don't share their political affiliation at the office. and more than a quarter of workers say they need to keep their political beliefs a secret around their colleagues. >>> have you threatened to leave the country if your candidate doesn't win? jet blue can help you out with that. the airline is giving away 2012 seats to customers who support the losing presidential candidate. that's 1,006 round trip flights. you can enter on the airline's website. they
and he wins iowa, and he wins pennsylvania, and mitt romney then wins colorado, new hampshire, and florida, that leaves three toss-ups. that's wisconsin, ohio, and virginia. if the candidates split ohio and wisconsin, that leaves virginia. and that could be the key to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win. and the final nbc news/wall street journal poll has the candidates in a statistical dead heat in that race. >>> apparently, today's election will not be the big talk around the...
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so florida is the example. osceola and orange county just giant expansions of hispanic votes, mostly rican vote. osceola county is a great example. bush carried osceov6la county two elections ago. this time barack obama won it by 25 points. >> we were hearing early on, going out in places like virginia this year than four years ago. the fact is it's a spreading population. i spend time in thereat plains. iowa has a hispanic population working in the food processing plants and in marshall town iowa you can find a a spanish language grocery store of some i just got back from south dakota. a fair amount of hispanic popula the factories, working at the low-paying jobs. but in the communities where they e, they are highly regarded for their family values anme and it's the american immigrant story. >> family values work k ethic, and faith. >> catholics. they're here on sunday morning. let's go forward from here. >> all right. >> i think that's a real test in the country now. we wake up in the morning. we know who is
so florida is the example. osceola and orange county just giant expansions of hispanic votes, mostly rican vote. osceola county is a great example. bush carried osceov6la county two elections ago. this time barack obama won it by 25 points. >> we were hearing early on, going out in places like virginia this year than four years ago. the fact is it's a spreading population. i spend time in thereat plains. iowa has a hispanic population working in the food processing plants and in marshall...
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the president's re-election coming despite no official totals yet from the state of florida. >> the votes were being cast late into the night, so they're still counting the ballots. at this point, obama finished with just under 100 electoral votes more than romney. the president had a slight edge in the popular vote. crowds gathered at the white house after the media declared obama the election winner. our brianne carter there live this morning with more on the president's big win. brianne? >> cynne and steve everybody had been saying for weeks that all eyes would be on ohio and virginia and last night they were. they watched the numbers coming in early as the beginning states started to report their numbers. everything went as people thought it would. and then it came down to key battleground states. and as those numbers started to come in, it seemed as though the president nearly swept all of those key battleground states including virginia and ohio. that is when the crowd there in chicago erupted with chants and cheers. people there saying it was an electric feeling as those numbers st
the president's re-election coming despite no official totals yet from the state of florida. >> the votes were being cast late into the night, so they're still counting the ballots. at this point, obama finished with just under 100 electoral votes more than romney. the president had a slight edge in the popular vote. crowds gathered at the white house after the media declared obama the election winner. our brianne carter there live this morning with more on the president's big win....
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the candidate started this morning in florida. it is still just as close in this campaign. he was on to virginia for two stops, first and lynchburg and then on to fairfax. it had planned to come straight here to new hampshire for a rally, but then the campaign decided it was still too close to call in ohio so that they went on to columbus, ohio. he only had time for a quick airport hangar rally in a while before they had here to new hampshire. that added two more rallies tomorrow in ohio and in pittsburg. mitt romney is fighting for every last vote as he makes the final push for the presidential bid. rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> many people on the campaign trail have said when virginia and you win the election. both candidates have spent a lot of time in the commonwealth. romney just wrapped up an eventat university. >> he this was the last local event of the romney-writing campaign. -- of the romney-ryan campaign. with the finish line just hours away, the romney campaign this afternoon posted what it called a victory rally at george mason university. >> i think the quest
the candidate started this morning in florida. it is still just as close in this campaign. he was on to virginia for two stops, first and lynchburg and then on to fairfax. it had planned to come straight here to new hampshire for a rally, but then the campaign decided it was still too close to call in ohio so that they went on to columbus, ohio. he only had time for a quick airport hangar rally in a while before they had here to new hampshire. that added two more rallies tomorrow in ohio and in...
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florida, virginia, ohio, all crucial in the end and most of the toss-up states went in the president's favor. exit polls showed six in 10 voters said the economy was the key issue for them and the majority felt president obama was more in touch with people like them. president obama took the stage after 1:00 in the morning. the crowd in his hometown chicago cheering wildly. he pledged to work with both side to continue the nation on the path to recovery. this was mr. obama's last campaign and while getting wistful about his family, he also got a laugh. >> sasha and malia, before our very eyes, you're growing up to be two strong, smart beautiful young women just like your mom and i'm so proud of you guys. but i will say that for now, one dog is probably enough. >> you may remember the girls got bo after the first election. he also thanked vice president biden for his hard work on the campaign trail. mitt romney stood before a disappointed crowd in boston. his concession speech was brief and heartfelt as he congratulated the president and asked all americans to put partisan bickering asi
florida, virginia, ohio, all crucial in the end and most of the toss-up states went in the president's favor. exit polls showed six in 10 voters said the economy was the key issue for them and the majority felt president obama was more in touch with people like them. president obama took the stage after 1:00 in the morning. the crowd in his hometown chicago cheering wildly. he pledged to work with both side to continue the nation on the path to recovery. this was mr. obama's last campaign and...
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we've got maybe some showers into asheville and wilmington, and in florida, well, western florida looks good, south florida looks good, but central and north florida, could be talking some showers and storms. around here today, our high temperature will be near 50. it'll be chilly. tonight back into the 30s. mid-40s tomorrow, a glancing blow from the nor'easter, so just a few rain and snow showers, especially east of town, not expecting too much problems, breezy. sun returns thursday, 53. by friday 58, and look at your weekend, we got the heart walk saturday morning, 66, and maybe 70 on sunday. monica. >> loving that sunny forecast. can't wait for that. >>> and i don't think -- and you can wait for this, i'm sorry. there is an accident, if you're planning to head south in manassas, south of i-66, the accident blocks balls ford road at the prince william parkway. you might just want to search and rescue using sudly road as your alternate route. let's take a live look outside and show you what it looks like. first, if you're planning to head to the south side of town at st. barnabus. this
we've got maybe some showers into asheville and wilmington, and in florida, well, western florida looks good, south florida looks good, but central and north florida, could be talking some showers and storms. around here today, our high temperature will be near 50. it'll be chilly. tonight back into the 30s. mid-40s tomorrow, a glancing blow from the nor'easter, so just a few rain and snow showers, especially east of town, not expecting too much problems, breezy. sun returns thursday, 53. by...
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to the right of your screen in florida. lines waiting to vote in tampa, florida. early voting is in full throttle now. i am not sure how much. 25-32 million that is a record . on voting day we'll have 30 percent of the americans already voted, eligible voters. that is the final figure. it is a figure none theless. robert is a obama fundraiser you know, that is a big shin dig they had the other day where both candidates showed up . there he is waves to the peons in the crowd here. good to have you. >> guest: nice to be here >> chris: you think it looks good. >> guest: i think he would win. he looks strong in the battle ground field. >> neil: the reason why, karl rove who lives and breathes the numbers. he looked at the number of democrats who came out to vote early and that 1810,000 viewer have done so. and putting that back wards, he said that is not good for the president . in the meantime 75,000 republicans better for mitt romney. >> guest: i think for every karl rove. he's highest in the certainty. >> neil: bottom li we don't know. >> guest: but look at early v
to the right of your screen in florida. lines waiting to vote in tampa, florida. early voting is in full throttle now. i am not sure how much. 25-32 million that is a record . on voting day we'll have 30 percent of the americans already voted, eligible voters. that is the final figure. it is a figure none theless. robert is a obama fundraiser you know, that is a big shin dig they had the other day where both candidates showed up . there he is waves to the peons in the crowd here. good to have...
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. >> they were waiting on florida, ohio, virginia, the west coast to come in, this place erupted then. how do you feel? were you surprised? >> i feel like a winner. we won. >> these people headed over to the white house. was there ever any doubt? >> it is amazing. it gives us so much hope, the hope that we voted for four years ago. it's funny that i'm saying this, because i'm not even an american citizen, i can't vote. but i just really -- >> we were waiting on virginia, ohio and florida. >> ohio, that's all that matters. enough said. >> right. >> period. >> ever any doubt in your mind? >> never any doubt. no doubt, absolutely none. we finished what we started. >> you never believed that it was close? >> it might have been close, but we knew we would win. >> okay, i got you. i can't even hear you guys back there. [ cheers ] >> most of this crowd headed over to the white house, just like they did four years ago. they said there was never any doubt here. i don't know, there was some nervous moments coming in, but barack obama wins another term of the back to you guys. >> bruce johnson,
. >> they were waiting on florida, ohio, virginia, the west coast to come in, this place erupted then. how do you feel? were you surprised? >> i feel like a winner. we won. >> these people headed over to the white house. was there ever any doubt? >> it is amazing. it gives us so much hope, the hope that we voted for four years ago. it's funny that i'm saying this, because i'm not even an american citizen, i can't vote. but i just really -- >> we were waiting on...
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we haven't heard from florida. we haven't heard from over states. >> reporter: many in the crowd say this is reminiscence of the 2000 presidential election and they are holding on to a glimmer of hope until every vote is counted. >> really isn't over yet. i mean i do hearken back to 2000 when hey, they were reporting, i went to bed at 3:00 a.m. and when i woke up the next morning it was in turmoil and we were at the supreme court you know. standing out there and leading the way. so you never know. >> reporter: one thing to which both parties agree, the steady drum beat of campaign ads in virginia is over. in richmond, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> in maryland, after two decades in office, congressman roscoe bartlett will no longer hold office. last night he was defeated by democrat john delaney. >> now bartlett's loss and the victory is directly connected to an oddly redrawn congressional map in maryland. surae chinn has more. >> john delaney, your next member of the congress of the united states. >> reporter: dem
we haven't heard from florida. we haven't heard from over states. >> reporter: many in the crowd say this is reminiscence of the 2000 presidential election and they are holding on to a glimmer of hope until every vote is counted. >> really isn't over yet. i mean i do hearken back to 2000 when hey, they were reporting, i went to bed at 3:00 a.m. and when i woke up the next morning it was in turmoil and we were at the supreme court you know. standing out there and leading the way. so...
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still outstanding are florida's 29 electoral votes. the vote count there, still too close to call. but that outcome will not have an impact on the end result here. we'll get to all of our election results in just a minute but first, we're also keeping an eye on some possible nasty weather coming our way. >> tucker has been talking about it, telling us about some cold wind. >> rain, snow. >> maybe a little winter weather. just a little bit of it. >> it is almost wintertime. >> it is only early november. we don't traditionally have snow events in early november. those of you that might remember back to 1987, we had a veteran's day storm. >> i heard sue palka talking about that. >> it dropped about a foot of snow. but it won't be like that for today. this is all about the nor'easter. it is starting to press toward the area and bringing cloud cover in overnight and will bring us some rain showers later this morning and then this afternoon as some of the real cold air in the upper atmosphere kind of gets pushed down to the ground. we could see that rain, height rain transition over to a
still outstanding are florida's 29 electoral votes. the vote count there, still too close to call. but that outcome will not have an impact on the end result here. we'll get to all of our election results in just a minute but first, we're also keeping an eye on some possible nasty weather coming our way. >> tucker has been talking about it, telling us about some cold wind. >> rain, snow. >> maybe a little winter weather. just a little bit of it. >> it is almost...
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we're talking ohio, virginia, and florida. as it turns out, the president only needed one of those states. as soon as nbc news projected ohio for obama around 11:15, the president had enough electoral votes to keep him in the white house. as icing on the cake, though, the president did also pick up virginia, and he also picked up nevada early this morning. >>> in about two months, gay marriage will become legal in the state of maryland. voters upheld an amendment making same-sex marriage legal in the state. the assembly passed the amendment earlier this year, but opponents were able to put it on the ballot. other states had similar amendments on the ballot. voters in maine voted to legalize same-sex marriage while washington state is still counting the vote. in minnesota, a vote to ban same-sex marriage was shot down by voters. in maryland, prince george's is on its way to a new casino. the amendment passed, which will bring table games to maryland's existing casinos as well. it will help keep money inside the state rather tha
we're talking ohio, virginia, and florida. as it turns out, the president only needed one of those states. as soon as nbc news projected ohio for obama around 11:15, the president had enough electoral votes to keep him in the white house. as icing on the cake, though, the president did also pick up virginia, and he also picked up nevada early this morning. >>> in about two months, gay marriage will become legal in the state of maryland. voters upheld an amendment making same-sex...
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in florida, it's the same deal. if the margin on election night is one half of less percent we'll get a recount in florida, overseen by ken detzner. the other swing state, where there's an automatic recount where the real clear politics shows the difference between the candidates is 0.6%, that state is colorado. the secretary of state is this guy, republican scott gessler. scott gessler made himself famous this year when he tried to stop mailing bat lots to those who normally got them. he tried to kick 4,000 colorado voters off the state voter rolls a few months before election day. he's working on another voter roll purge since then. if there is a recount in colorado, that's the guy in charge. in a way, it is heart warming to see people willing to spend hours upon hours in line in order to vote that. is truly a heartwarming sight and it's heartbreaking because not all people can do that. there are also people who made it through hour one, nad through hour two, maybe made it through hour three but by the time hour f
in florida, it's the same deal. if the margin on election night is one half of less percent we'll get a recount in florida, overseen by ken detzner. the other swing state, where there's an automatic recount where the real clear politics shows the difference between the candidates is 0.6%, that state is colorado. the secretary of state is this guy, republican scott gessler. scott gessler made himself famous this year when he tried to stop mailing bat lots to those who normally got them. he tried...
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i think governor romney starts with a challenge which is florida, north carolina, and colorado. if he can win those three, and i think he's got a decent chance in all, although the president hasn't given up on colorado and florida, then he needs to find a couple other -- a couple of options, one is to just win ohio. if he can't win ohio, and virginia also, he needs to win virginia also, okay, if he can't win ohio he needs to find another way. states of the three polls you showed as well as pennsylvania, michigan, he needs to offset a loss in ohio. ohio's the simplest and most competitive the reason they're looking at other options they can't count on ohio. if they can put our building blocks in place, they need find one or two other states, may or may not include ohio. >> and chris cillizza, iowa and wisconsin could be the alternatives to ohio, could they not? >> absolutely, andrea. but, mark's right. what's hard is the easiest substitution is pennsylvania or michigan. they're more or roughly the same number of electoral votes. there isn't another ohio on the map. you would need
i think governor romney starts with a challenge which is florida, north carolina, and colorado. if he can win those three, and i think he's got a decent chance in all, although the president hasn't given up on colorado and florida, then he needs to find a couple other -- a couple of options, one is to just win ohio. if he can't win ohio, and virginia also, he needs to win virginia also, okay, if he can't win ohio he needs to find another way. states of the three polls you showed as well as...
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he started the day in ohio and ended in colorado spending some time in florida in between. despite the different spots, the message is the same. >> our fight goes on because this nation cannot succeed without a growing, thriving middle class. our fight goes on because america always does best when everybody has a fair shot. and everybody does their fair share. and everybody plays by the same rules. that's what we believe, that's why you elected me in 2008. and that's why i'm running for a second term. >> tomorrow president obama will travel to wisconsin and ohio before ending in des moines. >>> romney is hitting ohio, virginia and pennsylvania. though pennsylvania leans democratic, the romney camp is hoping to make it a red state with a flurry of ads and tonight's rally north of philadelphia. >> we've journeyed far and wide for america's future. and now we're almost home. one final push will get us there. we've known many long days and short nights, and now we're close. the door to a brighter future is there. it's open. it's waiting for us. i need your vote, i need your wor
he started the day in ohio and ended in colorado spending some time in florida in between. despite the different spots, the message is the same. >> our fight goes on because this nation cannot succeed without a growing, thriving middle class. our fight goes on because america always does best when everybody has a fair shot. and everybody does their fair share. and everybody plays by the same rules. that's what we believe, that's why you elected me in 2008. and that's why i'm running for a...
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still could grow or shrink because florida's votes haven't been counted. that race is still too close to call. president obama protected the midwest winning in pennsylvania, virginia, ohio, wisconsin and new hampshire. joining us now is phillip, former director and current political consultant. good to see you again. along with democratic strategist at the center for national policy. good morning to you. good to see you. let's just address the best today. >> i had this one and the black one laid out. >> okay. i see you are not wearing a black vest. >> i have the republican uniform on. >> let's talk about how this ended. i didn't really hear a lot saying this would be the results on this day. let me ask you, i heard they might split the electoral and the popular vote. the gap wasn't what it used to be. in the end, what happened for the president and why? >> i think what you see and i've been in politics for 20 years and nobody really knows until the american people go and cast their ballot. there are models that are created to what we think happened. the el
still could grow or shrink because florida's votes haven't been counted. that race is still too close to call. president obama protected the midwest winning in pennsylvania, virginia, ohio, wisconsin and new hampshire. joining us now is phillip, former director and current political consultant. good to see you again. along with democratic strategist at the center for national policy. good morning to you. good to see you. let's just address the best today. >> i had this one and the black...
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same thing in florida. you saw a big increase in the state's so-called i-4 corridor between tampa and daytona. part of that because the puerto rican vote was driven up again in support of the president in the orlando area. >> it's a different landscape now with all of these new voters in there. it's going to be a real challenge four years from now isn't it? >> it is and i think the republicans are reminds if they hadn't been told over and over again over the course of the campaign that demographics are shifting and certainly the model in year was quite -- this year was quite similar to four years ago. votes were up among younger voters. he had strong support from women. and he had strong support from hispanics and blacks and notably for the first time in u.s. history, 10% of the electorate was hispanic. and everyone says that it will never be -- single digits again. that you know the hispanic vote will only continue to grow. >> ed o'keefe reporting from ohio via skype. thanks for speaking with us and we loo
same thing in florida. you saw a big increase in the state's so-called i-4 corridor between tampa and daytona. part of that because the puerto rican vote was driven up again in support of the president in the orlando area. >> it's a different landscape now with all of these new voters in there. it's going to be a real challenge four years from now isn't it? >> it is and i think the republicans are reminds if they hadn't been told over and over again over the course of the campaign...
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the president will be in hollywood florida with the congress won from southwest florida and the chair of the democratic committee. a late afternoon rally in pennsylvania outside of pennsylvania -- mayor romney willon
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newscaster: florida is too close to call... anncr: the difference between what was... and what could have been. so this year, if you're thinking that your vote doesn't count. that it won't matter. well, back then, there were probably at least 537 people... who felt the same way. make your voice heard. vote. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the controversy after the storm. the last-minute decision to cancel the new york city marathon. >> this is the final weekend before tuesday's presidential election. both candidates plan events in virginia. we'll get a preview first we've got some breaking news. d.c. police arrest a man in connection with a brutal attack at a northeast d.c. apartment complex on rhode island avenue. this is the surveillance video police put out hoping that they would catch the suspect. they say he broke into the woman's rhode island row apartment, tried to sexual assault her, then stabbed her multiple times. but this morning officers have arrested 19-year-old demarco miles after allegedly attacking and sexually assau
newscaster: florida is too close to call... anncr: the difference between what was... and what could have been. so this year, if you're thinking that your vote doesn't count. that it won't matter. well, back then, there were probably at least 537 people... who felt the same way. make your voice heard. vote. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the controversy after the storm. the last-minute decision to cancel the new york city marathon. >> this is...